High Courts
Revenue Officers Cannot Adjudicate Caste Status For Removing Tribal Land Protections: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that revenue authorities cannot adjudicate or determine the caste or tribe status of a person while exercising powers under Sections 36 and 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. The Court observed that the determination of Scheduled Tribe status lies exclusively with the Caste Scrutiny Committee, and a revenue officer cannot deprive a person or their family of the statutory protection available to Scheduled Tribes by recording a finding on caste...
Passport Dispute From UP Can't Be Filed In Delhi Merely Because Ministry Of External Affairs Is Located Here: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a passport dispute cannot be brought before it merely because the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is located in the national capital. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645]Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution depends on whether any part of the cause of action arose within the court's...
Allahabad High Court Restores Tata Projects' ₹940-Crore Highway Contract, Says NHAI Termination Was 'Pre-Determined'
While granting relief to Tata Projects Limited, the Allahabad High Court has held that the National Highways Authority of India, being “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution, cannot arbitrarily terminate a highway construction contract mid-term and fasten the contractor with liability for delay when the delay was caused by the Authority's own failure to hand over encumbrance-free land with a clear right of way, as it was bound to do under the contract.Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice...
LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest- January To June, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 225NOMINAL INDEXM/s Krazybee Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Additional Director, DGGI, BZU 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 1M/s Dodla Dairy Limited v. The Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 2Sri Akram Pasha v. Senior Intelligence Officer 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 3M/s Excelpoint Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. v/s Joint Commissioner of Central Tax (Appeals-I) 2026 LiveLaw...
Does Refusal By Family Members To Accept Court Notice Amount To Valid Service? Orissa High Court Answers
The Orissa High Court has reiterated that when an addressee refuses to receive summons/notice and the same is thus affixed to the outer door or some other conspicuous part of his house, the Court can presume its valid and sufficient service upon him as per illustration (f) of Section 114 of the Evidence Act read with Section 27 of the General Clauses Act and Order V Rule 9(5) as well as Rule...
State Can't Compel Minority School To Provide Free Education To Journalists' Children Under RTE Act: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that minority educational institutions cannot be compelled to provide free education to the children of journalists by invoking the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 103]The Court held that the RTE Act is inapplicable to minority educational institutions in view of the Supreme Court's Constitution...
Relative Allowed To Stay Gratuitously In House Can't Claim Tenancy Rights After Expiry Of Licence: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's claim for possession over his relative's property despite expiry of 2-year license agreement, observing that the owner had permitted the defendant to stay at his premises gratuitously for a limited period and out of their relationship which cannot be used to claim tenancy rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194]Justice JC Doshi noted that the defendant was in...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Release Of Retiral Benefits To 81-Year-Old Former District Judge; Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On State, HC Admin For Delay
The Rajasthan High Court has imposed Rs. 1,00,000 costs on the Department of Law and Legal Affairs, the High Court administration, Chief Accounts Officer (Directorate of Estate), and Director (Pension and Pensioners Welfare), for withholding the retirement benefits of a former trial court judge, who retired in 1999.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and...
Advocates Can't Be Sued For 'Deficiency' In Service Under Consumer Protection Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services rendered by advocates are not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 observing that the services of an advocate are rendered under a contract of personal service, which stands excluded from the definition of "service" under the Act. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 117]A Division Bench of...
Orissa High Court Grants Relief To Selected Legislative Assembly Reporters, Says Can't Cancel Appointment Arbitrarily When Posts Are Vacant
The Orissa High Court has held that the State cannot arbitrarily deny appointment to selected candidates in a public service and it is liable to show reason for non-consideration of their candidatures, especially when large number of posts remain vacant in that cadre. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 77]Allowing a writ petition filed by two candidates whose selection as Reporters in the Odisha Legislative Assembly was arbitrarily cancelled, the Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra held–“Just because...
'Rape Is A Legal Conclusion, Not A Medical Condition': Allahabad High Court Relies On Victim's Sole Testimony To Uphold 1985 Conviction
Noting that the offence of rape is a legal conclusion and not a medical one, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday confirmed the conviction of a man in connection with a 1983 rape case. The Court clarified that if the testimony of a prosecutrix is free from any basic infirmity, it is sufficient to sustain a conviction even if the medical evidence doesn't strictly corroborate the prosecution's case. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Kumar thus dismissed a criminal appeal filed by one Veer...